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Earthquakes near Pennington Gap, VA

M 2.1

Latest: 2:18 am EDT on 6 July 2026 · 29 km (18 mi) E of Pennington Gap, VA

The most recent earthquake near Pennington Gap was M 2.1, 29 km (18 mi) E of Pennington Gap, VA, at 2:18 am EDT on 6 July 2026. 4 people reported feeling it to USGS.

Within 30 km since 2016
10 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months
1
Largest since 2016
M 3.1 on 26 October 2021, 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Pennington Gap, VA
Reported felt
6 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page

The latest 10

  1. 2.1 29 km (18 mi) E of Pennington Gap, VA · felt by 4
  2. 2.2 16 km (10 mi) N of Pennington Gap, VA · felt by 3
  3. 2.4 23 km (14 mi) SSW of Pennington Gap, VA
  4. 2.5 19 km (12 mi) NNE of Pennington Gap, VA · felt by 19
  5. 2.0 24 km (15 mi) W of Pennington Gap, VA · felt by 1
  6. 2.5 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Pennington Gap, VA · felt by 5
  7. 3.1 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Pennington Gap, VA
  8. 2.0 19 km (12 mi) W of Pennington Gap, VA
  9. 2.3 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Pennington Gap, VA · felt by 2
  10. 1.9 16 km (10 mi) S of Pennington Gap, VA

From the QuakeIndex database, which reads the USGS feed every 30 seconds and holds the USGS catalogue for the US from 2016 (M1.5+). Times are Pennington Gap time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Pennington Gap are listed even when they are further out.

On the map

The white circle is Pennington Gap; dots are the 10 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Pennington Gap.

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.

Nearby towns

Rogersville 39 km

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